Chapter 11 Recruitment
I don't know what my father told my mother, but my mother agreed. This is great news, but I will be called by my mother at every turn these days.
"Xiaohai, are you really going to Zhulu Academy?"
"Mother, where the child is going to study"
But when the lady of Zhulu Academy heard that she was in Xiangjun thousands of miles away, she was a little choked up when she spoke.
"Far away, it can show his preciousness, mother" Jiang Hai smiled bitterly
"But my mother has heard that it will take a few years to go home, Xiaohai, can you not go?" Xia Rong tried to persuade Jiang Hai
"Every month, there are students who are repatriated from the mother's academy, but I was repatriated after a few days. ”
"Nonsense that our Xiaohai is so powerful, they can't ask for it, will they be willing to send you back?" Xia Rong was not happy when she heard this, her own child was not so bad.
"Okay, damn it, child! How can a child grow up and still follow his parents' buttocks? When the child grows up, he will have his ideas, and we should support it. Jiang Tao interjected
Hearing this, Xia Rong instantly became angry, and looked at her husband with resentment, "You might as well just let the child out, the child is only nine years old, you ruthless father." "I was just choking, but now I'm crying.
This overwhelmed Jiang Hai. Jiang Tao motioned for Jiang Hai to leave, and he got it done here.
After Jiang Hai left, Jiang Tao picked up his wife
"How can there be a father who doesn't want his children to stay by his side more, but when the child is older, he always has to go outside, what kind of personality has our Xiaohai since he was a child, you know?, you don't want him to hunt all his life like me, right? He doesn't belong to our small mountain village, he belongs to the outside world. Jiang Hai said,
"I also know that our Xiaohai is the dragon and phoenix among people, but he is only nine years old now, is he too young?" Hearing this, Jiang Tao couldn't say anything more.
After a few days, the news of the enrollment of Zhulu Academy was already flying all over the world, and it actually spread to this remote mountain village, in fact, there were special personnel to spread the news everywhere. It's pretty much the same as what you hear in restaurants. The only difference was that each county of the Qin Empire had a branch that was responsible for sharing the pressure of the Zhulu Academy, while the nearby enrollment point was in Guangjun.
In the past few days, Jiang Hai has been accompanying his mother except for practicing and meditating.
"Xiaohai goes to the vegetable garden to pick some green onions, this sweet and sour fish will be better to wait for some green onions, okay! You just stay by and don't need help, but a man can't go into the kitchen." "Mother is busy in front of the stove and does not forget the river and sea
"What's so beautiful about embroidery, do you still have to learn? Go and learn swords from your father. Mother said
"But I've just finished practicing my sword," "Oh, then you're still watching, if your clothes are torn that day, and your mother isn't around, you'll have to do it yourself," the mother said earnestly.
Jiang Hai knew what his mother thought. It's hard to say anything.
After her mother finished her work, she came over and hugged Jiang Hai in her arms, "Our Xiaohai is so heavy now, my mother can't hold it." Hello when I was a child, I was chubby at that time, and my little face was flushed. Now that I've grown up, I'm disobedient and I'm leaving. Mother still didn't forget to say it
"Mother....." Jiang Hai was about to say something.
"Xiaohai, mother knows your thoughts, you have your own way to go when you grow up, your mother will support you, I also know your thoughts and practices these days, do you want to accompany us more? It's normal for children to leave when they grow up. ”
"Mother, don't worry, I'll come back to spend more time with you. Jiang Hai said on the side.
The arrival of Xia Yun indicates that Jiang Hai is leaving. The day of departure was much faster than expected, Xia Rong was full of gloom, packing up something.
Xiaohai: This is your favorite dried sweet potato, you can satisfy your hunger when you are hungry, and you can't eat when you go out for a lot of time. You take this with you, and as you say, hand Jiang Hai Jiang Hai a pack of dried sweet potatoes.
Xiaohai: This is fresh goat's milk, which you drink on the road.
Xiaohai: This is ...............
Xiaohai: This is ...............
"Okay" Jiang Tao on the side couldn't stand it. "Are you planning to empty our house?"
"Yes, mother, I really can't take it" Looking at the big bag in her hand, Xia Rong also felt that Jiang Hai couldn't move. Said earnestly
"Mother is no longer around, you have to take good care of yourself, don't forget to eat for the sake of practicing, you are still growing your body, don't be picky when eating, eat a balanced diet, don't associate with bad classmates, listen to the tutor at school, don't fight with classmates, unite classmates, go ...........home more often," Xia Rong said a lot, and there were vague traces of crying, but she still didn't cry after all.
Jiang Hai listened carefully.
"Okay, it's your father's turn."
"Your mother is nagging, and I'm going to say the same thing as your mother. "Another very different way of expressing it, but the same amount of love.
On the carriage, Jiang Hai's thoughts were a little sentimental. At this moment he thought of one of his poems
Mother's hand line wanderer's shirt
Before leaving, I am afraid that I will return late
Whoever says an inch of grass will repay Sanchunhui
This is motherly love. Mother's love is selfless dedication and love. The kindness of the mountains is as heavy as the mountains, without a trace of adulteration. The mother of the child will worry that you will not eat well, sleep warmly, whether you will suffer, whether you will be bullied, and I hate to be by your side all the time, take care of you and protect you. Holding it in your hand for fear of falling you, holding it in your mouth for fear of melting, this is the truest portrayal. Even if you're thousands of miles away. Their eyes seem to turn into stars, and they are watching you all the time. A love that can never be repaid. No matter how much you give, you can't repay the kindness.
The tiredness of running around for days did not make Jiang Hai feel uncomfortable, on the contrary, he was a little excited, and finally came to the Holy City. Finally, I am one step closer to my destination, and my path will shine brightly from here. Jiang Hai thought to himself.
At the city gate, there were several long lines of dragons, inspecting them one by one. Today, Zhulu Academy is the focus of the world, and several of its branches are also eye-catching. Countless people came enthusiastically. The original checkpoints have been increased from one to four. Dealing with the flow of people. The heavily armored guards on the city gates were in line with the hidden dangers caused by the large number of people.
Although most of the students and accompanying parents came, it was always necessary to guard against the other intentions of individual people.
Soon I came over to check. I went into the city and searched for five or six inns, only to find two rooms. It's really overcrowded. This is still Xia Yun's foresight, and he came to the Holy City two days in advance. I can't imagine what it would be like to be a day late, or to sleep on the streets.
The hall was already full. The shopkeeper was smiling and looking at the guests, his eyes narrowing into a line.
"Young Master Cousin, the table is empty, let's have a meal first. "Let's take Jiang Hai and go.
Xiao Er was cleaning up, and after cleaning up, Xia Yun casually ordered a few dishes
Jiang Hai glanced at the hall. Nine out of ten tables are for exams, and I pity the hearts of parents all over the world
"Alas, this old man, you also brought your children to take the exam?" the person at the table next to him accosted Xia Yun.
Xia Yun turned his head, and the table was two fathers and sons. The appearance is not outstanding, and the only thing that catches the eye is the shape of the father. Fatty, huge fat can't see his eyes. Unlike the shopkeeper, he has too much meat. Sitting there was like a mountain of meat, and the fat on his face shook violently as he spoke.
"Yes, I'll take our young master to try my luck. ”
The fat man looked at Jiang Hai, and Jiang Hai only saw a mountain of meat moving.
"The young master is also a talent. He said politely
"Where is there or your son-in-law........... Xia Yun said embarrassedly, he wanted to say that he looked dignified, but he didn't look like it and had to change his words temporarily.
There is no shortage of people everywhere to bring up the topic, just as there will always be people in a place who pull the lower limit to attract attention.
"Don't you know what you're talking about......?" This is a kind of speaking technique, what is the most important thing to care about now? Jiang Hai saw that this was a young man.
Seeing that everyone's eyes in the hall were attracted to him. He loved the feeling that the whole world was itself at the center. I saw him take a sip of wine without hurrying
"This time, there are only 3,000 places available. ”
"So few?" someone sighed, it was indeed too few, and there were more than three thousand people who brought the Holy City alone, let alone other big cities. You must know that there are no less than 100 branches this time, so how many people will take the exam? Not to mention more than 100,000, this probability is too small.
"Less, what would you think if I said that there were only five places at most for the Holy City this time?"
"It's only five, and at this time, there are no less than 10,000 people in the city to accept five?" Obviously, some parents don't want to believe this fact
"Five. What should I do?", one student shuddered, "I worked so hard to get here." Apparently the reality is harsh.
"Yes, how can it be only five? I don't believe that so many children are recruited by the Academy? I went to complain to the city lord's uncle. A gorgeously dressed boy said.
"Hmph, remember that it was one of the four major academies of the entire Tianxuan Continent of Zhulu Academy. If it weren't for the departure of the last batch of trainees, this time there would not have been an enrollment. Even the emperor of the empire has to give the academy some face, let alone the lord of a city. I don't think about how many officials in the current empire are from the Zhulu Academy, let alone other empires. The young man said mercilessly
"Did you see any soldiers in the city today?
"By the way, it's the Red Blood Army of the Three Legions of the Empire," one person suddenly realized, "I'll just say, how is that armor so familiar." ”
"Now believe it, you know, it's just a branch, and the Red Blood Legion can guard it, think about the status of the Academy. ”
"We all know all of this, but these five places are too few, I don't know if I have a good way?" someone asked
"Hehe, I also want to help you, but I can't help the rules they set no one can change, either there are people in your academy, or your family background can influence the academy, if you don't work so hard to fight for one of these five"
Ahh That's what most people think
"By the way, if you are kind, say a few more words, except for the gifted. I've heard of a few people who have been recruited early by the college. ”
Can you tell me who they are?
"Xiang Jia, the grandson of Xiang Ding, the god of war of the Chu Empire, and Li Li, the descendant of Xiao Li's flying knife, and two of them, one is called Ziyi, and there is a guard from Zuixianglou, I don't know what it is called," the man continued
"Xiang Jia? is the one who has been born with divine power since he was a child, and can hold his hands up at the age of ten? I remember that he was only twelve years old, how could he be worse after the God of War; Xiao Li Flying Knife is the heir, known as the descendant of Li Xunhuan and Li Tanhua who is not false in flying knives?" Everyone couldn't help but gasp, obviously this person was also a ruthless person.
If the first two people are the products of a big family, then the latter two are unheard of.
"Brother Lao to talk about these two people?"
"I don't know what the purple clothes are specifically called, when I was found by the academy that I was wearing purple clothes, I was fighting with a white crystal insect with my bare hands, and finally killed the white crystal insect with my bare hands, and was taken back to the academy by the tutor, and I am only eleven years old."
"I'm X" A person couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth, "Is this still a person?" Think about what you were doing when you were eleven years old?
"As for the last one, I really don't know anything, the only sword I know is that it was originally a guard who was brought back to the academy by the head of the academy. Can it be favored by the head of the academy?"
Hearing this, many people can't accept it anymore. Listen to people and think about it, they have almost no chance of winning the competition with such a group of perverts, and many people have already begun to quit. Is this right or wrong?
"Shopkeeper, is there still a place?" said two guards in red armor as they walked into the inn
Red Blood Army!
"Mother, I went to a few houses to eat," said one of them grinningly.
"There just happened to be a vacant seat, two military masters, please," the shopkeeper greeted the two carefully, how could he not know that this was the famous Red Blood Army! The two men who walked into the hall saw the young man who was talking and suddenly knelt down
"Adult"
Everyone in the hall didn't know what to say, this was the Red Blood Army of the Empire, and the person who couldn't salute when he saw the lord of this city actually knelt down for a person! This stunned the people around.
"Get up, I'll just have a meal like you."
The two of them got up at this time, obviously this person has a very high status.
"Seeing them is like seeing your former self, and I can't help but say a few more words, I'll go out for a walk when you have dinner. ”
"Do you need us to follow?" the two asked in a low voice, not daring to show the slightest disrespect.
"Aren't you eating, what are you doing with us?" said the young man dissatisfied, obviously also an extremely free and easy master
"Yes, my lord," the two dared to sit down.
When he walked to the door, the young man stopped, "I forgot to say, if any of you can enter the academy, then I am your senior brother, because I also came out of there." As he spoke, he strode out of the inn
The hall fell silent after the man left, and everyone had their own thoughts. sighed that man's noble status made the red-blooded soldiers have to kneel. People also said that they came from Zhulu Academy, and they could have this treatment after entering Zhulu College and becoming a teacher, which is desirable. But the thought of having only five places makes many people desperate and full of sorrow
Jiang Hai saw it in his eyes one by one, and he also knew what they were thinking at the moment. These are all expected, like a road to heaven, how can it not make people despair if it suddenly breaks. The only thing that surprised Jiang Hai was the little fat man at the table next to him, unmoved, as if he hadn't heard what the adult had said just now. Still doing his own thing wholeheartedly, yes! gnawing pig's trotters wholeheartedly. Maybe it's 100% sure, or maybe it's just that the temptation of pig's trotters is greater.
Seeing that Jiang Hai didn't speak, "What, are you scared?" It's no wonder that the opponent is too strong, and there are too many people, let's go back in a few days, just treat it as a few days of play" Xia Yun poured himself a glass of wine
How is it possible, this time I am determined to win, I admit that the first few are better than me. But if I give me time, I will be able to surpass them. Jiang Hai said categorically
Seeing Jiang Hai like this, Xia Yun couldn't say anything.
One is born with divine power, one is not false, one kills a tiger with his bare hands, and the other is extremely mysterious. Xiang Ding, Li Li, Ziyi, and I'll make a note of a few of you, and I will surpass you one day. Jiang Hai made up his mind in his heart.
Somewhere in the dark
An old man asked a kneeling man, "What's wrong over there?"
The man kneeling on the ground raised his head, if the blacksmith shopkeeper was there, he would definitely be able to recognize this person as the person who inquired about Jiang Hai's information.
"It's not like the last time I went to the blacksmith shop to make some agricultural ironware, but this time Xia Yun's old guy went to Jiangcun and went for a few days."
"How many days have you been there, aren't you going to follow the investigation?" the old man was slightly upset
"But that's not our territory, I'm afraid ............."
"Oh, I told you to be careful, but I didn't let you cause trouble. ”
"The little one understands. The kneeling man got up and left
After the man left, the old man said to himself, "I've been to Jiangcun for a few days, old fellow, don't play any tricks on me." ”
After eating, Jiang Hai and Xia Yun decided to go around the city
In the evening, the sunset was stretched for a long time, and the city was already full of people, and the people who had just arrived at the Holy City were looking for a place to rest, and had no choice but to run to the next inn.
Compared with a small city like Mojiang City, Yinsheng City is obviously much more prosperous, with high-rise buildings and shops. The shouting and selling continued. Outsiders who have found a place to live are going from shop to shop and choosing the goods they want. Most of the shops are smiling and looking at the customers.
There are also those who wander around like rivers and seas, just to get a glimpse of the city, and a large number of people gather for landmarks and places of interest, and the red-blooded soldiers wearing red armor and carrying iron guns walk through the city to maintain order in the city. Until this moment, a large number of people have entered the city, and the very few people who have left the city are holding tents, which should be people who cannot find shelter.
Pity the hearts of parents all over the world, hoping that their sons will become dragons and their daughters will become phoenixes. I didn't hesitate to follow my children to take the exam and even have no place to sleep, but I had no regrets about eating and sleeping, just for my children to have a better future, great parents.
The Grand Hyatt Inn, the largest inn in the Holy City, had no vacant rooms as early as half a month ago because of the tutor's stay. At this time, it was even more crowded. Everyone wants to know the content of this exam in advance, and the examiner lives here, everyone wants to go in and investigate, and the shopkeeper and a few guards desperately stop everyone.
"I know what you think, you're here for this recruitment, but I have to say that you want to see the examiner but he's not there. The shopkeeper said to the crowd
"Who doesn't know that he lives in the No. 1 room of Tianzi?"
"It's you who fool us so well?"
"Just get out of the way, we need to meet the mentor. The crowd apparently did not believe what the shopkeeper said.
"I'm not lying to you, this mentor hasn't seen anyone since he booked a room. The shopkeeper reassured everyone
"We don't believe it" was almost unanimous
"Well, for the sake of peace of mind, I'll let you go and see it, but I have to say that you must make sure you don't disturb the other guests. "Seeing that everyone didn't believe that the shopkeeper had made concessions
"We promise to be very quiet and not disturb the others. ”
Then the shopkeeper took everyone to the first room of Tianzi, and when he pushed open the door, it was surprisingly quiet in the room, and there was no one in the room. Everyone went into the house and searched everywhere, and almost searched the entire room but did not find the mysterious teacher
"Ladies and gentlemen, now believe what I said, and I've only seen this mentor once. ”
Everyone had to leave the inn in reluctance. But where is this mentor who has not seen the end of the dragon?